wide·ly/`waɪdlɪ; ˈwaɪdli/ adv 1 in a lot of different places or by a lot of people 广泛地，普遍地: products that are widely available 到处可以买到的产品 a widely read newspaper 读者众多的报纸 2 to a large degree; a lot 很大程度上，大大地: Taxes vary widely from state to state. 各州之间的税差异很大。